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CLIMATE change is putting British wildlife at risk as temperatures keep rising, conservationists warned today.
A new report by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) warns that rising temperatures are shifting species’ ranges north, squeezing available habitat and prompting new arrivals to Britain’s shores.
Numbers of birds such as the lapwing, which thrives in cooler climes, are dropping, while southern European migratory birds like the bee-eater are now nesting in Britain.
Rising temperatures and human activity are making life far harder for these vital pollinators. ALEX DITTRICH explains
Unions and climate activists pressure government to consider legislation for maximum working temperature
Extreme heat is now one of the defining public health challenges of a warming world, explains Prof IAN WILLIAMS